The Perennial Plant Association has selected Blue False Indigo (Babtisia australis) as their Perennial Plant of the Year. This is a hardy perennial and grows 3-4 feet tall with an upright habit.

Baptisia australis, commonly known as blue false indigo or blue wild indigo, is shown in a stock photo. Blue wild indigo is one of two perennial plants that the Kandiyohi County Master Gardeners will ...

What: A profusion of royal purple flowers burst forth in early summer and continue for weeks. This non-vining clematis is more perennial-like, growing to only 3 or 4 feet annually and then dying back ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD)- Indigo; the natural dye that’s history is as vibrant as it’s color. It’s roots run globally from countries in Africa, Asia, and right here in South Carolina. The John’s Island ...

Five years ago, I introduced the garden reader to "The Little Indigo That Could." That little indigo named Supertunia Mini Vista Indigo is still doing it. Supertunia Mini Vista Indigo petunia, winner ...

When Jimmy Kerr was a boy, he was playing cowboys and Indians with buddies when he stumbled across an old brick foundation nestled deep into the woods on his family's Johns Island land. For many years ...

Stony Creek Colors is convincing farmers who used to grow tobacco to switch to indigo plants and selling the natural blue dye to fabric producers, including denim giant Cone Mills. The Goodlettsville, ...

Farmers are often at the mercy of Mother Nature — too much heat, and their crops could shrivel up; too little water, and their plants might die off. Natural weather fluctuations are challenging, but ...